《赌命》内容简介
每一个医疗决定，
都是一种风险。
面对不确定性时，
我们如何做决定？
无论你选择化疗、X光检查还是心脏移植，每一个医疗决定，都是一种风险。
保罗•奥菲特医生指出，从三百多年前人类的第一次输血到现如今的新冠疫苗开发，风险，伴随着每一种新治疗手段的出现。
20世纪，美国人的人均寿命整整增长了30年，很大一部分要归功于现代医学的进步。同时，每一项医学突破都伴随着胜利与悲剧。
我们是否要接受，以及何时接受新技术？
输血、麻醉、化疗、疫苗、抗生素、X光检查、器官移植、基因工程、生物制剂，《赌命》从现代医学九种伟大成就入手，讲述每一种医学进步背后的风险故事。
作者简介
保罗•奥菲特（PaulA.Offit）
疫苗学教授，宾夕法尼亚大学佩雷尔曼医学院儿科教授，费城儿童医院疫苗教育中心主任。他是美国国家卫生研究院（NIH）疫苗工作组的成员，也是美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）疫苗和相关生物制品咨询委员会的成员。此前，他是美国疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）免疫实践咨询委员会的成员。
他的医学科普作品有《疫苗的故事》《你相信魔法吗？》《赌命》等。
"Gambling on Life" content introduction
Every medical decision,
It's all a risk.
When faced with uncertainty,
How do we make decisions?
Whether you choose chemotherapy, X-rays or a heart transplant, every medical decision is a risk.
Dr. Paul Offit pointed out that from the first human blood transfusion more than 300 years ago to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine today, risk is accompanied by the emergence of every new treatment.
In the 20th century, life expectancy in the United States increased by a full 30 years, thanks in large part to advances in modern medicine. At the same time, every medical breakthrough is accompanied by triumph and tragedy.
Should we embrace new technologies, and when?
Blood transfusion, anesthesia, chemotherapy, vaccines, antibiotics, X-rays, organ transplants, genetic engineering, biological agents, "Bet your life" from the nine great achievements of modern medicine, to tell the story of the risks behind each medical progress.
About the author
By PaulA Offit
Professor of Vaccinology, Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is a member of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Vaccine Working Group and a member of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Related Biologics. Previously, he was a member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
His medical science books include The Story of Vaccines and Do You Believe in Magic? "Bet your Life" and so on.
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